Examining the cost effectiveness of interventions to promote the physical health of people with mental health problems: a systematic review

Park, A-La ORCID: 0000-0002-4704-4874, McDaid, David ORCID: 0000-0003-0744-2664, Weiser, Prisca, von Gottberg, Carolin, Becker, Thomas and Kilian, Reinhold (2013) Examining the cost effectiveness of interventions to promote the physical health of people with mental health problems: a systematic review. BMC Public Health, 13 (787). ISSN 1471-2458

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Abstract

Recently attention has begun to focus not only on assessing the effectiveness of interventions to tackle mental health problems, but also on measures to prevent physical co-morbidity. Individuals with mental health problems are at significantly increased risk of chronic physical health problems, such as cardiovascular disease or diabetes, as well as reduced life expectancy. The excess costs of co-morbid physical and mental health problems are substantial. Potentially, measures to reduce the risk of co-morbid physical health problems may represent excellent value for money.

Item Type:	Article
Official URL:	http://www.biomedcentral.com/bmcpublichealth/
Additional Information:	© 2013 The Authors
Divisions:	Care Policy and Evaluation Centre
Subjects:	R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine
JEL classification:	I - Health, Education, and Welfare > I1 - Health > I12 - Health Production: Nutrition, Mortality, Morbidity, Suicide, Substance Abuse and Addiction, Disability, and Economic Behavior I - Health, Education, and Welfare > I1 - Health > I18 - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
Date Deposited:	30 Aug 2013 08:27
Last Modified:	06 Nov 2024 22:36
Projects:	2006334
Funders:	European Union in the framework of the Public Health Programme
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/52157

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